She was interviewed by Kirsty Lang at her studio in South East London - a former factory packed with leftovers from past productions and models for forthcoming shows - where she introduced the initial designs for a future Royal Opera production.

The production will open with The Royal Opera in March 2015. In preparation, she and her team have already broken down the piece minute by minute. ‘We know exactly what is happening every minute of the piece - who is singing, how many voices there are, the combination of voices, and how many people are on stage.’

She spoke about the connection between her work with pop acts and the opera, explaining: 'For Don Giovanni, we’re using an extraordinary animator called Luke Halls, who I’ve worked with on Lady Gaga and Take That, and he is creating something for The Royal Opera that, I think, hasn’t been seen before.'

Es has gone from designing for fringe venues of just 80 people to designing for arenas for up to 80,000, and moves effortlessly between concerts, theatre and opera. Her credits range from the 2012 Olympic Ceremony, to the award-winning Chimerica; from Les Troyensto the much-anticipated musical American Psycho.

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